Darrel
Last seen for girls in 1974 at #8,775 · #5,399 for boys in 2025, 17 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1939 · 475 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 29,769since 1900
Darrel over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Darrel has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #5,399 | 17 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,241 | 18 | |
| 2023 | — | #5,255 | 18 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,850 | 20 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,180 | 37 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,540 | 21 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,794 | 28 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,708 | 29 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,935 | 19 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,470 | 22 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,591 | 30 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,542 | 48 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,848 | 40 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,179 | 35 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,748 | 43 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,239 | 34 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,847 | 42 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,632 | 47 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,811 | 42 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,221 | 57 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,983 | 63 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,569 | 42 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,055 | 55 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,155 | 49 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,659 | 70 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,641 | 71 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,503 | 75 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,475 | 75 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,212 | 97 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,278 | 86 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,275 | 84 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,178 | 94 | |
| 1993 | — | #889 | 144 | |
| 1992 | — | #936 | 130 | |
| 1991 | — | #767 | 178 | |
| 1990 | — | #773 | 173 | |
| 1989 | — | #713 | 191 | |
| 1988 | — | #690 | 185 | |
| 1987 | — | #624 | 213 | |
| 1986 | — | #670 | 179 | |
| 1985 | — | #674 | 173 | |
| 1984 | — | #652 | 175 | |
| 1983 | — | #636 | 181 | |
| 1982 | — | #660 | 174 | |
| 1981 | — | #623 | 188 | |
| 1980 | — | #616 | 203 | |
| 1979 | — | #572 | 223 | |
| 1978 | — | #587 | 205 | |
| 1977 | — | #590 | 204 | |
| 1976 | — | #556 | 209 | |
| 1975 | — | #547 | 217 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #500 | 252 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #485 | 261 |
| 1972 | — | #427 | 343 | |
| 1971 | — | #434 | 352 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #413 | 392 |
| 1969 | — | #396 | 401 | |
| 1968 | — | #352 | 486 | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #342 | 483 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #335 | 507 |
| 1965 | — | #339 | 499 | |
| 1964 | — | #319 | 596 | |
| 1963 | — | #326 | 585 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #308 | 637 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #305 | 646 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #302 | 659 |
| 1959 | — | #305 | 645 | |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #302 | 627 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #297 | 641 |
| 1956 | — | #294 | 629 | |
| 1955 | — | #292 | 608 | |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #286 | 609 |
| 1953 | — | #297 | 562 | |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #291 | 581 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #275 | 603 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #295 | 530 |
| 1949 | — | #271 | 597 | |
| 1948 | — | #283 | 564 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #263 | 651 |
| 1946 | — | #264 | 568 | |
| 1945 | — | #288 | 431 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #274 | 469 |
| 1943 | — | #270 | 503 | |
| 1942 | — | #251 | 526 | |
| 1941 | — | #251 | 492 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #252 | 474 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #242 | 475 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #252 | 467 |
| 1937 | — | #280 | 375 | |
| 1936 | — | #267 | 408 | |
| 1935 | — | #266 | 414 | |
| 1934 | — | #286 | 358 | |
| 1933 | — | #292 | 330 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #302 | 338 |
| 1931 | — | #310 | 304 | |
| 1930 | — | #346 | 265 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #358 | 249 |
| 1928 | — | #372 | 244 | |
| 1927 | — | #407 | 219 | |
| 1926 | — | #407 | 215 | |
| 1925 | — | #445 | 182 | |
| 1924 | — | #424 | 206 | |
| 1923 | — | #509 | 145 | |
| 1922 | — | #502 | 151 | |
| 1921 | — | #515 | 144 | |
| 1920 | — | #507 | 143 | |
| 1919 | — | #576 | 108 | |
| 1918 | — | #596 | 105 | |
| 1917 | — | #645 | 85 | |
| 1916 | — | #606 | 92 | |
| 1915 | — | #621 | 86 | |
| 1914 | — | #819 | 42 | |
| 1913 | — | #855 | 32 | |
| 1912 | — | #649 | 42 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | #741 | 11 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
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First appearance
1900
The first year at least five boys were named Darrel! It came in at #1,050, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1902, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Darrel is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Montana#116 · 1 in 645
- Nebraska#142 · 1 in 780
- South Dakota#150 · 1 in 801
- Iowa#159 · 1 in 1,098
- Kansas#181 · 1 in 1,269
Best ever in a state: #47 in South Dakota, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #116 | 6 | 1 in 645 |
| Nebraska | #142 | 15 | 1 in 780 |
| South Dakota | #150 | 7 | 1 in 801 |
| Iowa | #159 | 18 | 1 in 1,098 |
| Kansas | #181 | 12 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Minnesota | #183 | 15 | 1 in 1,408 |
| Wisconsin | #193 | 14 | 1 in 1,748 |
| West Virginia | #231 | 10 | 1 in 1,828 |
| Oklahoma | #236 | 13 | 1 in 1,767 |
| Michigan | #270 | 13 | 1 in 3,228 |
| Illinois | #281 | 16 | 1 in 3,690 |
| Arkansas | #304 | 8 | 1 in 2,254 |
| California | #342 | 10 | 1 in 3,742 |
| Indiana | #342 | 5 | 1 in 5,190 |
| Missouri | #374 | 6 | 1 in 4,850 |
| Ohio | #455 | 5 | 1 in 10,590 |
| Texas | #794 | 6 | 1 in 9,487 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Darrel
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 158 spots since 2024 (#5,241 → #5,399)
- 859 spots since 2020 (#4,540 → #5,399)
- 1,808 spots since 2015 (#3,591 → #5,399)
- Biggest jump: 333 spots in 1912 (#982 → #649)
- Biggest drop: 289 spots in 1994 (#889 → #1,178)
Rise & fade · boys
39 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1939 at #242 (475 births)
- Births halved by 1975, 36 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 86 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1911–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,330
- Highest: 1 in 2,330 boys born in 1939 were named Darrel (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 100,475 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 20.3% of all boys named Darrel (6,035) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 63 | #735 (1907) | #998 |
| 1910s | 612 | #576 (1919) | #754 |
| 1920s | 1,898 | #358 (1929) | #445 |
| 1930s | 3,734 | #242 (1939) | #284 |
| 1940s | 5,275 | #251 (1942) | #267 |
| 1950s | 6,035 | #275 (1951) | #293 |
| 1960s | 5,499 | #302 (1960) | #332 |
| 1970s | 2,658 | #413 (1970) | #511 |
| 1980s | 1,862 | #616 (1980) | #656 |
| 1990s | 1,136 | #767 (1991) | #1,129 |
| 2000s | 538 | #1,641 (2000) | #2,257 |
| 2010s | 328 | #2,542 (2014) | #3,505 |
| 2020s | 131 | #3,180 (2021) | #4,744 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Darrel in 1927
boys
#407
219 births · 1 in 5,146 boys
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 5,146 of them was named Darrel, which outranked 91.5% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).